Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11, NO. 206. OWA PAPER BOOSTS MINNESOTA CORN Tells of Accomplishment of This State Relative To Its Crop—How Average Was Taken. SECURED FROM EVERY COUNTY Red River Valley Recognized Story In a Great Advertisement Coming From Such a Paper. The following article headed “Minnesota’s Big Corn Yield,” pub- lished in the issue of the lowa Farmer, is import- ant and significant coming from a high class farm paper published in Towa.- Of special importance is the reference made to the fact that the average yleld was greater in Minne- sota than in the recognized corn states. Such publicity will have greater weight with Towa and lllinois farmers. The anticle follows: Minnesota’s Big Corn Yield. The corn crop of Minnesota for 1913 as estimated by Fred D. Sherman, Commissioner of Immigration, amounted to over 100,000,000 bush- els. The average yield was 42 bush- els to the acre. About 2,438,009 acres were planted to corn. Mr. Sherman bases his estimate on information secured at first-hand from every county in the state, which he has every reason to believe reli- able. In securing crop reports from his corespondents he warned them against being too optimistic. “Please don’t make your estimates too high,” he wrote them. “Remember I am not asking for the biggest yield or the smallest yield in your country, but for your estimate of what the aver- age for the whole county will be.” All counties reported, and from the county reports the state average of 42 bushels to the acre was struck. The estimate of acreage planted to corn is based on the official reports of the United States Department of Agri- culture, the annual percentage of acreage in past years being applied. The exact figures for acreage thus ar- rived at are 2,438,666. Applying io these the average yield of 42 bushels to the acre, we have as Minnesota's 1913 corn crop, 102,423,789 bushels. The yield of corn in 1913 will thus exceed the yield of whoat by prob ably over 20,000 bushels. Would Exceed $70,000,000. 5 At current market prices the value of Minnesota’s corn crop would ex- ceed $70,000,000. This crop, how- ever, is one that is not marketed to any great extent in the state. It s fed to hogs and other stock. An ex- tremely conservative estimate of its farm value would be $50,000,000. While the bulk of Minnesota’s corn crop is still grown in Southern and Central Minnesota, the corn belt is rapidly extending to the north and northwest. Fully matured and heavy crops are reported from the Red Riv- er Valley country. The prize corn exhibited at the Minnesota State Falr this year was grown in Pine country, sixty miles north of St. Paul. A yield of 125 bushels to the acre, from a field of forty acres, is reported from Faribault county. The extension of Minnesota’s corn area has been rapid. Forty years ago practically no corn was grown in the state. The farmer in a southern county, who could point to a three- acre patch of matured old Indian flint corn thought it a remarkable achievement. The yield of corn per acre in the same section of Minna- sota in 1913 exceeded that of the recognized corn states of Illinois, Towa, Kansas and Nebraska. ‘The quality of Minnesota corn is superior. As a result of climatic conditions the same varieties here contain a greater percentage of nu- triment than when grown in states further south. Minnesota corn Is freer from insect pests. 13 the Best. ‘While many of the varities of corn growing states which have ac- climated, Minnesota’s success in rais- ing corn is due largely to the devel- opment of the Minnesota College of Agriculture, and Minnesota seedsmen, of varieties especially suitable to a northern latitude. Of these per- haps Minnesota 13 is first in ‘import- ance. It is a yellow dent corn, rich in nutriment and generous in yield. last Writes From Alabama. Christmas greetings were received by several Bemidji residents from Mr, and Mrs. Harry Masten, the post- mark being that of Ashford, Alaba- ma. The Mastens are now making their home in Phurmont, Maryland. Mr. Masten was former director of the Bemidji band and head of the well known Masten Orchestra. Rolland Henrfonnet came home Christmas morning from Henning, ° Minnesota and will spend a few days t of his mother, Mra. " THE BEMIDJ BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SA' HOCKEY INTEREST LACKING. No Teams Have Been Organized To Represent Bemidji. Excellent skating has not arousod the interest of hockey players this season, although some very good ma- terial is obtainable for a fast seven. Stanley Watt, George Armstrong, Nat Given, Harry Erickson, Tom Newtou and others who are excellent skaters and hockey players have not attempt- ed the organization of a team and it iis probable that Bemidjl will not be represented this year. MAY BRING RANGE TEAMS Bemidji Followers of Bowling Ar- ranging Schedule With Fives of Other Cities. CAN ORGANIZE FAST TEAM HERE Bowling enthusiasts of Bemidji are working on a schedule which will bring some of the fastest teams of Northern Minnesota to this city for contests during the next few months. The Oliver club team of Hibbing and the Mohamis of Virginia are organi- zations which have asked for games are to be considered in making up the schedule. Grand Rapids is to be here in a few weeks, and are com- ing with a determination to wipe out the defeat of a year ago. The range teams have a league and the contests which would be played here with fives of that coun- try would give Bemidji bowlers a chance to compare the strength of the locals. 3 It is doubtful if any town in the state has as many bowlers of the first class as Bemidji. Two hundrel scores are plentiful, and the com- parative scores being rolled in Be- midji and Twin City contests shows the local players to be their equal. Britten, Popp, Erickson, Berrigan, Gillette, Pfiefer, Cominsky and many others are to be relied upon for good scores whenever they appear at the alleys. During the last few days better scores than for some time have been rolled: This is on account of the al- leys having been put in first class shape, new pins have been secured and new balls added. Erickson was able to average 221 1-3 for. three games last cvening. The next game of the City league will be played Monday evening when the Gophers play the Spillers. The CHANGE WILL NOT HOLD BACK PLANS Congressman Lewis Says That Gov- ernment Will Yet Comtrol Tele- phone and Telegraph Lines. HAS NO CONNECTION WHATEVER American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Having Agreed to Dissolve Will Not Discontinue Fight. From Congressman C, H, Tavenner. Washington, December 27.—Will the fact that the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. has agreed volun- tarily to dissolve as a monopoly have the effect of stopping the moyvement toward the nationalization of the telegraph and telephone wires of the country? That is what the reactionary news- papers of the country would try to make the people believe. In this fight of the people to gain ownership and monopoly of all the means of ver- bal communication, those who are de- fending the private monopolies would now make it appear that gov- ernment ownership was threatened as a punishment of the telegraph magnates for having attempted to monopolize the business. According to David J. Lewis, Con- gressman from Maryland, who will take the lead for the people-in the House in this fight, the mere fact that one of the wire companies has agreed to a trust no longer has noth- ing to do with the merits of govern- ment ownership of telegraphs and telephones. Nor will it deter the movement for government ownership. “How the settlement of the trust case can be brought into the owner- ship fight as an argument is beyond my comprehension,” said Lewis. “Af- ter all, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. is only one defendant in the case of the people against the wire companies. And the fact that the Western Union Telegraph Com- ‘pany is to be divorced from the tele- phone system has nothing to do with the question of the wisdom of federal ownership and operation of both sys- tems. “One of the .things government ownership will bring about is cheap- er telephone and telegraph rates. The decree which the American Telephone and Telegraph Company is willing to accpt says nothing about reduc- tion of rates. No arrangements at all are made for lower rates. About teams are tied in the race. HARD TO GET GAME. Local Manager Wires Six Cities In Efforts To Schedule Contest. Bagley, McIntosh, Crookston, Grand Rapids, Fosston and Graund Forks have been wired by the man- ager of the Bemidji Athletic Club bas- ketball team in an effort to bring a team here for New Year’s night. Fosston and Grand Forks have de- layed in answering and will discuss the trip with the players. If possi- ble a game will be played on this date as the following week the Superior teams will be here and to prepare for these contests a game with a weaker team should be booked. MUST OBTAIN LICENSE. Fifty Dollars for Permission To Run Skating Rink for Year. Officers of the Bemidji Athletic Club were notified this morning that to continue to run the athletic club hall and permit roller skating and other amusements in that building, it would be necessary to obtain a fifty- dollar license. In all probability the license will be obtained and roller skating will be continued. CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS. The nomination of Fred A. King of Grand Rapids to be receiver of the public land office at Cass Lake, iMnn., has been confirmed by the Senate. The nomination of A. C. Swindel- hurst of Wadena to be register at Cass all the agreement brings is the doubt- ful advantage of allowing the inde- pendent telephone companies to use the Bell long distance lines. A tele- phone service is a natural monopoly, and competing telephone companies are usually a nuisance and an ex- pense, since it is necessary to sub- scribe to both services to get com- plete service.” A New Viewpoint. Secretary of Labor William B. Wil- son is pursuing a novel policy rela- tive to the strike situation in the ore fields at Calumet, Michigan. Instead of confining the information he is giving the public to the subject of wages, hours and conditions of labor, he is making public information as to the earnings of the corporations in- volved. “The largest corporation engaged in the production of copper in the Michigan district,” says Secretary Wilson, “was organized in 1870 with an actual investment of $1,250,009. “From that time until one year @ago that corporation declared in”divi- dends $121,000,000, and made rein- vestments out of its earnings of $75.- 000,000—nearly +$200,000,000 of ac- tual net profits in a period of forty- two years on an investment of $1,- 250,000. And then it not only pr- tests against meeting committees of its workingmen, but refuses to ac- cept the good offices of the Depart- ment of Labor in negotiationg the difficulty.” Misses Hazel and Alice Hulett lelt yesterday noon for Duluth, where they will spend part of their vacation with their brother, Lynn Hulett. From Duluth they will go to St. Paul where they will visit with- relatives Lake is also confirmed. HUM-WONT EAT— WONT DRINK-TUST! LAYS THERE an’ GRIEVES —BEEN and friends. — EXTRA —That Charles Moyer, president of the Federatoion of Miners, was shot in the back 8nd brutally assaulted by |- men who deported him from the strike distriot of Calumet, Michigan, Iast night, ia the contehts of a statement made by Moyer in & telegram received by M. J. Reilly. national organizer for the miners’ organization. Moyer is now en route here. IDENTIFY MANFOUND OEA Was Known Ab_;lgt City as Sam Thompson and Wy Regular Visit- or To the Muéioipd Court. ARRESTED DAY BEFORE DEATH The body of the man found dead late yesterday aftérnoon in the hall of the Nidollet hotél was identified by the police last night as being that of Sam Thompson, perhaps better knowa as “Coxey.” 3 Thompson has been around Bemid.'i for many years and has given-the po- lice much trouble. Thé day before his deathj Christmas day, he was ar- rested for drunkenness. He was a lumberjagk. Thompson was 51 years of gge. ) The palice say that his death was not the result of foul play, but that he had entered the hotel with the in- tention of going to bed and after go- ing up the stairs was taken ill and before aid reached him, he died. Coroner Ibertson took charge of the body and felt that no inquest was necessary. Mr. Ibertson turned tkce body over ‘to the Lahr undertaking rooms, from where the burial will take place, at the expense of the city. TURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1013, RATES EFFECTIVE ~ SOON T Fifty-Pound Parcel Post Limit To Be- gin Next Thursday—Includes Ar- ticles of Fourth Class Mail. DOES NOT INTERFERE WITHMAPS Packages weighing as much as fifty pounds can be sent by parcel post after the first of the year, in ac- cordance with the rule made by the postmaster igeneral several weeks ago. B All fourth class mail matter is ac- cepted by the parcel post department. Packages weighing four pounds or less are mailable at the rate of 1 cent for each ounce or fraction of an ounce, regardless of distance. All fractions of a pound will be consid- ered a pound in the new rule. A few of the rates which will be effective after the first of the year follow: ist - Znd Weight Local Zone Zone 11b......$0.06 $0.05 $0.05 51bs...... .07 .09 .09 10 1bs. .10 14 14 151bs. .... 12 19 .19 201bs. ;... .15 .24 .24 25 1bs. 17 .29 .29 30 1bs. .20 34 .34 35 1bs. .22 .39 .39 40 1bs. .26 .44 44 461bs. .... .27 49 49 501bs. .... .30 54 &4 The rate increases slightl for each zone as the distance becomes greater. The usefulness of the parcel post maps and guides which were fur- nished postmasters and the publie is not affected by, the new rates, said Postmaster Erickson. Harry Smyth of Rainy River re- turned to his home in that city last evening after spending ° Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smyth. Mr. and Mrs. Smyth had as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph An- {derson at Mill Park Christmas. Dachshund Bulls Are Very Human REFUND SCHENE ATTRACTED MANY Thousand Purchases Made By Shop- pers Coming Many Miles—West. Virginia Man Uses Plan. ENTERPRISE PRAISED BY ALL Caused Many Farmers Residing In Neighborinng Towns To Come To Bemidji for Christmas Shopping. Even more popular than last year was the railroad .fare refund scheme conducted by the merchants of Be« midji during the two weeks previous to Christmas. The plan was that ev- ery shopper coming from neighboring towns was entitled to a five per cent refund on all purchases to the ‘ex: tent of the railroad fare, including both ways. More than once the comment ‘was heard that the refund caused the coming to Bemidji of the purchaser, when otherwise the trip to the city would have been out of the question. ‘Where They Came From. Persons from many places took ad- vantage of the opportunity to have a portion or all of their fare paid, some of them coming from the follow- ing towns: Secribner, Hines, Pine- wood, Gonvick, Firman, Nebish, Leonard, Boy River; Spur, Clear- brook Guthrie, Warba, Frohn,. Big Falls, 'Houpt, Funckley, Island Lake, Rosby, Schooleraft, Greibrook, Deer River, Northome, Marsh Siding, Blackduck, Plummer, Crookston, Tur- tle River, Red Lake, Nary, Redby, Puposky, Wilton, Solway, Alida, Kel- liher, Cass Lake, Shevlin, Lengby, Ny- more, Farley and ‘Bagley. Virginia Man Included. One of the interesting facts of the refund plan was that one man, giv- ing his home at Orlando, West Vir- ginia, received & portion of his fare (that is a very small portion of it). His purchase amounted to $14.25, which entitled him to a refund of 71 cents. A Thousand Purchases. It goes without saying that thous- ands of purchases were made by vis- itors to the city who did not accept the refund, but more than a thousand transactions were completed which did call for amounts ranging from five cents to $62.35, this' being the lafgest amount on which a Tefund was made. A Third Greater. Railroad fares to approximately a third as much imore than last year was the result of the refund this sea- son. Many business mien of outside cit- ies who happened to visit Bemidji during the period that the refund was in progress, praised the enterprise of the Bemidji merchants. A prom- inent merchant of Grand Rapids sald: What It Does. “I have of course been connected with, and have seen many plans tried which - were arranged with the en- deavor to bring outsiders to a ecity, who otherwise would not have come, but this is the best ever. The opin- ion, ag expressed by one man that the refund caused merchants to increase the price of their artlcles five per cent in order to make the amount: that they gave for railroad fares is absolutely groundless. Why the in- crease in business more than makes up for this amount. tI is a great scheme and I will endeavor to have the stores of our city do the same next year. It brings the people to your town.” Purchases New Machine. One of the new 1914 model auto- mobiles to arrive in Bemidji is an Overland which was purchased by Dr. C. R. Sanborn through the North- ern Automobile company of this city, of which Chad Jewett is the head. The car is of the roadstor type, and is one of the most attrac- tive ever brought here. - Will Again Take Charge. W. S. Chapman, who recently 1e- turned to Bemidji from Remer, where he has been during the last few months, will again take ciiarge of his blacksmith shop which has been con- ducted by Plant and iihbets TAKES PRISONER TO PEN. Sheriff Andrew.Johnson Accompanies Confessed Thief To Stillwater. Sheriff Andrew Johnson left yes- terday for Stillwater, accompanied by Johi ‘Stalberk, who recently: con- fessed to County Attorney Torrance that he had taken $112.25 from Jeas Jorgenson in the Andy McNab sa- loon. . Stalberk was allowed to plead guilty before Judge.Stanton and was sentenced to a term at Stillwater. Sheriff Johnson will return to Be- midji tonight or tomorrow. WINNER STILL UNCERTAIN Several Contestants Holding Back Thousands of Votes In Contest. ONE FIFTY-ONE STILL IN LEAD Although hundreds of votes are cast daily in the Schroeder-Pioneer piano contest there are nearly triple the number being collected by each contestant who are holding their sus- plus votes until the last few days. Many. of the customers who are sup- porting contestants will watch the outcome of this race with interest as the fight for plurality during the last week promises to be the most thrili- ing ever held in the city. The Claxton piano which will be given away to the successful con- testant who obtains the most votes, which can be obtaied from purchases at the Schroeder store or from sub- seriptions to th Pioneer, is valued at $400. The value of this plano li.es not entirely in the fancy trim- mings and other useless decorations, but it confined to the mechanism which is enclosed in a plain but at- tractive case. 4. . 211,470 9. 206,955 19 . 193,535 ... 193,535 21 ....3,087,680 .. Ta1120 30 . 213,154 590,433 37 93,400 521,822 63 . 270,530 ‘s 584,611 68 . 145,815 70.....3,516,4%5 82 767,780 83. 842,073 84 . 267,291 730,070 109 303,821 - 303,821 114 ... 107,300 177,525 117 ... 140,305 117,785 121 ... 153,405 212,363 151 ...3,944,013 230,417 BEMIDJI GIRL TO WED. Miss Elsie Walker to Become Bride of Zipple Young Man. “Ralph M. Everest of Zipple obtain- ed a license this morning to wed Miss Elsie May Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Walker of this city. The ceremony will take place at the bride’s home next Wednesday morn- ing and will be performed by Arch- deacon Parshall of Cass Lake. The groom is a prominent Zipple young man who is now interested in the logging industry. After a short honeymoon the young couple will be at home to their friends in that vil- age. INVITATIONS ISSUED. Sixth of Series of Dances To Be Given New Year’s Eve, Invitations have been issued for the sixth of a series of eight dances which are being given by the United Commercial Travelers. The mnext dance will be given New Year’s eve. Refreshments will be served through- out the evening lgy young ladies and the music will be furnished by Rem- frey’s orchestra. CONCERT PLANS UNDER WAY, No date has been set as yet for the second indoor band concert al- though plans are now under way to make it as successful as the first en- tertainment which was given before Christmas. If a soloist and speakers can be obtained in time it is probable that the next conecrt will be given about the middle of January . - By *“HOP” eSS FSoRATH )-stawine 3‘ B Joy = ) BEMIDJL MEN T0 RAISE STANDARD Dairy Herds of This Vicinity Will In Short Time Be As Near Perfect Score As Any in the State. NINETY PER CENT IS POSSIBLE Alfalfa and Meadowdale Farms Pass State Inspection by Many Points— Still Aim for Higher Marks, Bemidji residents. appreciate the fact that the dairy herds of this vic- inity are far above the state average, as is shown by the inspection which was made a week ago, but the fact that the owners of the farms which made these remarkable showings are not satisfied but still want to maka ~ better scores is something which is bound to make the community bettzr known throughout the state for the industry for which it is so well and favorably adapted. W. G. Schroeder, proprietor of the Alfalfa Dairy farm, which passed the inspection with a grade of 86.3, and A. P. Ritchie, of . the Meadowdale Dairy farm, which came next on the list with a score of 80, are not satis- fled with the records made, and are already preparing for better marks when the ‘inspector visits here again in March. Came Unannounced. An interesting fact concerning ths inspections which are held every four months is that never does the owner of a farm know when the inspector is to visit the dairy. Several of the Be- midji dairymen have never seen the ipspector. He slips in on them and no annoucement whatever of his com- ing is made. He comes and goes and unless he has trouble to make for a dairyman he says nothing. The Alfalfa Dairy farm is per- haps as well known throughout ta. state as any, and it is often taken as a pattern b$ dairymen. The points on which this farm was marked down by the inspector are interesting. There being no plastered wall lost a point; fhe light was a little less than the amount required, and the milk pails were not of the model recom- mended. These are minor instances, but are all taken into consideration. A change of jackets by the milkmen * before mitking is worthy of an addi- tional point. Machines Help. Some of these things are overcome when the milking is done by ma- chines, as is the case in the summer, but at present only 20 cows are be- ing milked at the Alfalfa farm, where 40 is the average, which causes its discontinuance for a time. Peter Berbee, direct from Holland, the home of the dairy cow, is in charge of the Schroeder farm. He is considered an authority. It is the opinion of Mr. Berbee that the mark of 86.3 made at the last inspection, can be raised to 90 by the time of the next rating. This would equal any record of the state. Meadowdale In Line. : The Meadowdale farm is another which will endeavor to raise its al- ready big inspection mark. Other farms of this community are anxious to be given a higher rating and the prospects are that the next marks wili find them all above the average, KRR KR KRR K KKK K K& * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES, * KRR EKRRR KRR KKK KK Episcopal, Sunday school at 9:30. Holy Con- munion and sermon at 10:30. Arch- deacon Parshall. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach- ing seryices at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Jr. and Sr. young peoples’ meetings at 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. Meeting for prayer and bible study at 7:30 on Thursday evening. The public is cordially invited. Cliarles Chandler, pastor. - First Methodist. Morning service, 10:45; subject, “Trust In God.” A New Year dis- course. Sunday school, 12. Ep- worth League, 6:30; subject, “Things To Be Forgotten or Remembered.” The pastor will lead. Evening serv- ice, 7:30; subject, “Work for the Night is Coming.” Prayer meeting Thursday evening, 8 o’clock. C. W. Gilman, pastor. Presbyterian. Bible class and Sunday school at |10. Morning worship® at 11, Sub- Ject of sermon, “The Old Year and the New.” Junior C. E, at 3. Young Peoples’ meeting at 7. Evening gospel service at 8. Mid-week service for prayer and Bible study on Thursday evening. The public is cordially invited to these services. S. B, P. White, pastor.